| Latest Feature Stories Russia Touts S-400 SAM System As India Signs Contract
MOSCOW --- Moscow and New Delhi have signed a contract on the supply of S-400 air defense missile systems to India during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit. The S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting ... Latest Press Releases Dutch MoD Disrupts Russian Cyber Attacks on OPCW in The Hague
On 13 April 2018, with support from the Netherlands General Intelligence and Security Service and UK counterparts, the Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (DISS) disrupted a cyber op... 'All Facets' of U.S. Defense Industrial Base are at Risk: White House Report
A long-awaited White House report on the state of the U.S. industrial base finds that "all facets of the manufacturing and defense industrial base are currently under threat," and warns that entire in... India, Russia Sign $5 billion S-400 Deal
NEW DELHI --- India and Russia signed the USD 5 billion S-400 air defence system deal on Friday after wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, offi... Aircraft Procurement Soars in FY19 Defense Bill
Aircraft programs won big in the FY19 defense appropriations bill, which was released by Congress in September. Lawmakers bolstered the major service aircraft accounts by a combined $2.5 billion in t... The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help with a major expansion of its streaming video service, known today as Amazon ... Pentagon Chief Calls Alleged Russian Violation of Missile Treaty 'Untenable'
The U.S. defense secretary has again accused Russia of violating a key Cold War arms control treaty, calling the unresolved and increasingly tense dispute with Moscow "untenable." Jim Mattis's rema... US Approves $300M King Air ISR Aircraft to Canada
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Canada of three (3) King Air 350ER (extended range) aircraft with customer unique post-modifi... US Clears Sale of Five Bell 407GX Armed Helicopters to Iraq
WASHINGTON --- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of five (5) Armed Bell 407GX helicopters configured with M240 7.62mm Machine Guns for an... Four Allies to Set Up Special Forces Flying School in Croatia
On Thursday (4 October 2018), Defence Ministers from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a Multinational Special Aviation Program. Under the agree... US Deploys B-2s to Hawaii, Will Ensure “Free, Open Indo-Pacific” Waters
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii --- Three B-2 Spirits and approximately 200 Airmen completed their first deployment to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in support of the U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Ta... Sikorsky S-97 Raider Helicopter Exceeds 200 Knots
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --- The Sikorsky S-97 Raider light tactical prototype helicopter is advancing rapidly through its flight test schedule, recently exceeding 200 knots at the Sikorsky Development F... Official: US Could Help Pacific Allies Build Capabilities
WASHINGTON --- The United States can help Pacific island nations with security needs, Navy Undersecretary Thomas B. Modly told the Defense Writers Group here today. Modly just finished a trip throu... GD Wins $465M US Army Contract for Life Cycle Product Line Management
FAIRFAX, Va. --- General Dynamics was awarded a contract for the U.S. Army Life Cycle Product Line Management (LCPM) Program from the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Orlando, Florida. The five-year i... BAE Systems Australia Signs Agreement for Hunter-Class Frigates
BAE Systems Australia today announced that it has signed an Advanced Work Arrangement (AWA) with the Australian Government for the Hunter Class Frigate Program. The Australian Government announced ... Flagship HMS Albion Arrives In Oman for Biggest Exercise In 15 Years
Britain’s flagship HMS Albion has arrived in Oman ready to lead the naval element of the largest combined military exercise for UK forces since 2002. Over the coming weeks more than 4,000 British p... Kratos Wins Contract for Six High-Performance Aerial Drones
SAN DIEGO --- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced today that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) has recently received a new contract award from a National Security related customer fo... U.S. Air Force Designates GO1 Hypersonic Flight Research Vehicle as X-60A
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The Air Force has designated the GOLauncher1 (GO1) hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A. The vehicle is being developed by Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc.... Safran Engine Turbine to Power Zunum ZA10 Electric Aircraft
SEATTLE and BORDES, France --- Zunum Aero, a pioneer in electric aviation, selected Safran Helicopter Engines for its hybrid-to-electric commercial aircraft, which will be available in the early 2020s... Information Warfare: An Emergent Australian Defence Capability
This paper provides an account of the Australian military’s developing information warfare capabilities as part of CSIS’s series on Indo-Pacific interoperability. It sets out Australia’s developing in... British Troops Exercise in Japan for the First Time
Fifty soldiers from the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) have deployed to Fuji Training Camp on the slopes of the iconic mountain where they met with their counterparts from the Japanese Ground Self... Darpa Looks for New Molecules for Military Applications
The efficient discovery and production of new molecules is essential for a range of military capabilities—from developing safe chemical warfare agent simulants and medicines to counter emerging threat... US Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer DDG 121
The Navy will christen the newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) Saturday, Oct. 6, during a 10:00 a.m. CDT ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard ... US, Montenegro Conduct Groundbreaking Cyber Defense Cooperation
PODGORICA, Montenegro --- U.S. service members worked alongside cyber defenders within the Government of Montenegro over the past few weeks to build cyber defense capabilities. U.S. Cyber Command A... India, Kazakhstan to Boost Defence, Military Technical Cooperation
Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman was on a three-day visit to Astana, Kazakhstan from October 02, 2018 at the invitation of Minister of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Nurlan Yermekbayev.... RUAG to Upgrade Swiss Military Broadband Transmission System
BERNE --- The Defence division has won the contract to upgrade the broadband transmission system (BTS) of the routing network for the Swiss Armed Forces in Switzerland. The contract includes integ... Lockheed Selects Subcontractors for Next-Gen OPIR Missile Warners
SUNNYVALE, Calif. --- Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon and a Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team to compete as potential mission payload providers for the U.S. Air Force's Next Generation Overhe... Finland's Defence Forces Mark 30 Years Crotale NG Service
The Finnish armed forces held a ceremony at the Rovaniemi air base in Finland on 4 October 2018 to celebrate 30 years of operational service from their Crotale New Generation (NG) short-range air defe... General Dynamics Details Exhibit at AUSA 2018 Show
At the AUSA 2018 Annual Meeting & Exposition, General Dynamics is demonstrating innovation that ensures readiness for U.S. Army and U.S. ally requirements across all domains to move the mission forwar... | 